St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-25
A POLITICAL SUICIDE
Committed by the Present
Tory Government of the
British Empire,
In Causing the Arrest Of Sir
Wilfred Blunt for Making
a Speech.
The Blunder Charged Up to
the Account Of BalfOur of
Burleigh.
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The Latest News From STAN
ley--The Suez Canal
Foreign Notes.
BY Cable to the Globe.

BY Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Oct 24.-If the NatiOnaliStS
had been seeking d iligently to dig some
pitfall into which the wavering feet of
the government might stumble, no sue
cess could have crowned their efforts
half SO completely as that which will
reSult from the arrest of Sir Wilfred
Blunt. The members of the Irish league
on all hands are rejoicing at the new
blunder and. the incentive that will be
given to Ireland'S cause. 1t is admitted
that, while the arrest of Sir Wilfred is
technically legal, as that district was
proclaimed against any meeting of the
kind that was intended, yet it is no less
plain to the people at Dublin castle that
it is most serious misfortune to the
government that the affair ever hap
pened. 1t will be the golden peg on
which their opponents may hang their
arguments. That the incident will be
made the most of and used on every Oc-
caSiOn to the confusion of the govern
ment supporters cannot be doubted. Ii
the government proceeds so far as to
impose fine on Sir Wilfred Blunt or to
sentence him to prison to serve a term,
as is done in the case Of the National
lists, more grievOus error still will be
committed, for
AN APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN
and without doubt the appeal would be
sustained. The government are begin
ming now to realize more fOrcibly than
ever that their attempt to Subdue Ire
land by coercion is resulting in series
of mistakes and blunders, which will
not be forgotten, but are being carefully
remembered and at each coming cleo
tiOn for parliament will be brought into
requiSitiOn and used with telling effect
against them. Although it is not heard
openly as yet, decided murmuring
among the Tories is rising and growing
in strength against another of their mis-
fortunes. namely Arthur J. Balfour, the
Irish secretary 1t is asserted that the
Liberals will tonight name Sir Wilfred
Blunt for the parliamentary seat of
Deptford, made vacant by the resigna-
ton of William John Evelyn, at the last
election. Mr.. Evelyn, the Conserva-
tive candidate was elected over the Lib
eral candidate, by few hundred votes
only, and in the light of present events
it is expected that a Liberal can be
returned easily.
NOTES FROM ABROAD.
Yesterdays efforts on the part of the
unemployed who made scene in West
minister abbey seem to have exhausted
them. and the meeting held by them to-
night at Deptford, on the outskirts of
London, was without incident worthy
of mention.
The Irish Tories assert that Hon. .Jo-
seph Chamberlain has received from
New York letter threatening him of
that if he appeared on platform in
America to speak against home rule, he
would not leave alive.
William O'Brien has gone to Wood
ford to render what assistance he can to
Sir Wilfred Blunt.
Wilkes, the telegraph operator, who
was arrested month ago on the charge
OF withholding messages about the
races, thereby bilking the bookmakers,
has confessed.
E. II. Edgerton, first secretary of the
English embassy at Paris, wired to the
foreign office that at o'clock this after
noon the treaties regarding both the
SueZ canal and the New He brides were
signed.